terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to repeat; to do over again
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
rather; better; instead; if anything
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs