reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
distinction; differentiation; classification
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
again and again; repeatedly
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
prejudice; bias; distorted view
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
traditional; conventional
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to be prolonged; to drag on
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to shave off; to scrape off
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
to explain adequately; to be accountable
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
river fish; freshwater fish
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light