middle of the night; dead of night
in the morning; during the morning
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
covert action; covert operations
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
rejection (of an application)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
early to bed early to rise
slight; insignificant; small
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
general idea; concept; notion
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
novel; original; new; innovative
the same (age, social status); peer
to take a breath; to take a short rest