to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
right in the center (centre)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
welcome!; nice to see you!
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
countermeasure; counter-measure
great laughter; burst of laughter
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
material; substance; matter
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
feel (of a material); texture
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense