average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reason; logic; method; system; order
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
pending question; unresolved problem
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
complete set; all; everything
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to gather in large groups
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire