honor; honour; credit; prestige
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
free (of charge); gratuitous
contract; compact; agreement
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
drinking, gambling, and buying women in prostitution
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
third day of the month; three days
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
screen name; username; handle
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
Dragon King; promoted rook
war; battle; match; game; competition
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
essence; true nature; substance; reality
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to look away; to avert one's eyes