suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
something; what; why; how
long ago; once upon a time
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to order; to command; to appoint
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
student (esp. a university student)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
individual; private person; personal; private
human rights; civil liberties
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
near; close; beside; third person
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
curious; strange; unusual
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
image; figure; figure; form; image
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)