considerably; fairly; quite
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the other day; a few days ago
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
killing two birds with one stone
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
loveable; very likeable; like very much
memories; recollections; reminiscence
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
puffing; chugging; steaming; feeling hot
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less