even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
feeling; sense; impression
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
directly; in person; firsthand
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
had better ...; had better not ...
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
pratimokṣa; pratimoksha; rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monks and nuns
book; volume; this; present; main; head