near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
forcibly; against one's will
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
class; heading; group; category
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to mark the end; to spell the end
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
competent; suitable; qualified
to have an idea; to have a clue
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
that; the matter in question
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting