play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
settlement; payment of account
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
contradiction; inconsistency
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
corporate drone; corporate slave
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
memory; ability to remember
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
in succession; one by one
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
income; receipts; revenue
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich