farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
done; just done; just finished
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
let a hundred schools of thought contend
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
ingredient; component; composition
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
in proportion to; just as much as
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
opposite side; opposition
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
miraculous spring or fountain
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
beloved child; dear child
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless