low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to shake one's head (in denial)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
close; intimate; on good terms
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
relation; connection; relevance
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
leisure time; idle moment
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking