to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to become better; to improve
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
example; exercise (for the reader)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
relation; connection; relevance
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
for example; for instance; e.g.