high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
being very busy; busyness
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
timewasting; killing time
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
variety of court dance (Nara period)
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
two times; twice; two degrees
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
use; utilization; utilisation; application
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
perfect; complete; flawless
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper