zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
one's best interests; one's own good
(giving) instruction; initiation
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
right (to do something); authority; power
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
servant; manservant; menial
extermination; expulsion; destruction
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
preference; priority; precedence
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
God's will; Heaven's will
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
personal; individual; private
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
authority; power; influence
to discuss; to talk together
decision; determination; resolution