zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
moving; touching; stirring
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
time; season; period; phase; stage
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to be silent; to say nothing
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
successive generations; successive emperors
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)