shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
many; much; plenty; hardly
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be transparent; to show through
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to say; to be called; to do
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
surname; family name; last name
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
everyday life; daily life
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
at work; in the midst of work; working
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited