to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
number of persons; personnel
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
review; reconsideration; revision
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
proper; right; reasonable
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to move forward; to move on
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
behavior; behaviour; manner
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
dullard; indecisive person
feeling; sense; impression
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
clear writing; specification
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
our country; our land; one's own country
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
first generation; founder
other; another; over; more than; I; me
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
power; authority; influence
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)