to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
exactly as stated; verbatim
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
don't you think?; indicates question
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
social life; social intercourse
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
counter for books; volume
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be at a loss for words
anything and everything; just about everything
to see through; to see the true nature of something
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
regret; repentance; remorse
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
next term; next period; next version; next release
(present) head of a family
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
plural; multiple; several
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
to hate; to dislike; to loathe