goodness; excellence; virtue
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
image; figure; figure; form; image
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous