book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
hello; good day; good afternoon
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
woman; female; feminine gender
outward appearance; looks
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
way of talking; speaking style
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
existence; being; presence
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
influence; clout; leverage
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault