what sort of; what kind of; what way
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
settlement; solution; resolution
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
one by one; in detail; minutely
item; article; clause; section; point
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
same; similar; (just) like; equal
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
young person; inexperienced person; novice
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do