anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
reproachful; hateful; bitter
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
what's what; heads or tails
true character; true heart; true spirit
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
execution; punishment; spanking
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
mental derangement; madness; insanity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
death in jail; death in prison
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
son and heir; son who will succeed one
adopted daughter; foster daughter
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane