severe; strict; tough; hard
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
environment; surroundings; circumstances
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
as (for); for; in the capacity of
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
for this very reason; that is exactly why