idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
guess; conjecture; surmise
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
even more; still more; further
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
each house; every house; many houses
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb