principle; theory; fundamental truth
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
crystal structure; crystalline structure
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
imperial order; imperial decree
will not do; do not; does not
honorific/polite/humble prefix
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)