to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
in comparison to; rather than
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
unprecedented; never seen before
change; alteration; modification
process; course; mechanism
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
pitch dark; total darkness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body