tradition; legend; folklore
very important person; VIP
danger; peril; hazard; risk
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
(not so) much; (not) very
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
indescribable; having no way to express
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
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connection; link; relationship
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
avocado (Persea americana)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
government service; the bureaucracy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be erected; to be built
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge