hello; good day; good afternoon
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to not take seriously; to take lightly
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to set (sun); to become dark
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
snake; serpent; large snake
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
I appreciate your efforts
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
will; testament; last request
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house