grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breath; breathing; tone; mood
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
bowl of rice topped with egg
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid