spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
way; method; means; resource; course
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
letter; missive; note; mail
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
don't you think?; indicates question
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
honorific/polite/humble prefix
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to approach the finale; to come to a close
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)