reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
true seal (animal); earless seal
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
direct control; direct supervision
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be opposite; to face each other
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight