strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to affect; to impact; to influence
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
income; receipts; revenue
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to comfort; to console; to amuse
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
an old man's indiscretions
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
emotional strength; force of will