to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
established practice; custom
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
putting into operation; invocation
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
second day of the month; two days
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
too much; excessively; too
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
ago; since; before; previous
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
marking; grading; scoring
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
transactions; dealings; business
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar