imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
after school (at the end of the day)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
library (usu. single-room); small library
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
even if not; even without
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean