character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
recommendation; referral; endorsement
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
general; popular; common; typical
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
letter; missive; note; mail
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to worry about the future
should; must; -able; probably; likely
control; management (e.g. of a business)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to be able to manage somehow or another
club activities; extracurricular activities
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
budget compilation (by the Cabinet)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
estimate (of costs); budget
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating