safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
reality; actuality; hard fact
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
receiving; acceptance; reception
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
author; writer; novelist; artist
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indeed; really; truly; very much
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen