relation; connection; relevance
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
by myself; in person; by oneself
consequence; outcome; result; blame
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
such ... as; or some such
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
major cleanup; spring cleaning
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
writing; composition; essay; sentence
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
interior; inside; internal
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
feeling; sense; impression
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
all; entire; whole; altogether
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild