seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
professor; teaching; instruction
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
man; male; masculine gender
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
bad news; news of a death; death notice
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled