calamity; disaster; misfortune
special contract; special agreement; rider (insurance)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
although I say; although one might say; although called
slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
in one's own way or style
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
street stall; stand; booth
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily