base; basis; bedrock; platform
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
index; indices; indicator
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to grow up; to become an adult
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
infant; baby; little child
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
how; in what way; by what means
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
absorption; suction; attraction
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
not worth considering; out of the question
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
political measures; policy
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)