to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
shellfish; seashell; shell
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
same; similar; (just) like; equal
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
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
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
effect; result; worth; use; avail
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii); ark shell
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
coincident with; while; simultaneously
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
inside; interior; inner part
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
flour; meal; powder; dust