remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
state of the war; war situation
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to pierce through; to break through
reopening; resumption; restarting
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
one day; (on) a certain day
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to anticipate; to foresee
living together; communal life; cohabitation
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
at first; in the beginning; originally
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across