something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
no, not like that (but like this)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
river; stream; River; the ... river
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to be silent; to say nothing
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
rather; better; instead; if anything