what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
wherein; therein; thereinto
still; even now; to this day
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to be impolite; to be discourteous
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
sincere; honest; faithful
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
bunch of flowers; bouquet
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
directions; instructions; orders; command
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
chief; main; principal; important
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess