kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
frequency (of occurrence)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
to solicit; to demand; to extort
fee; charge; rate; material
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to hang (something) on the wall
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
personal; individual; private
successive generations; successive emperors
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
watchful waiting; careful supervision
unveiling; debut; introduction
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
world; society; people; the public
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to stop; to quit; to put an end to