specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
observation; survey; watching
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
beginning; outset; first; onset
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...