size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to hang (something) on the wall
trauma (usu. psychological)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
several years; a few years
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
how many years; how long; what year
victim; injured party; sufferer
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
while; during (the time when)
relatively; comparatively
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
serious; severe; grave; acute
to discuss; to talk together
group; bunch; crowd; group
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
family; relatives; dependents; household
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official