it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
cinnabar; cinnabarite; cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
don't you think?; indicates question
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
flour; meal; powder; heroin
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
like this; this sort; this way
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
same; similar; (just) like; equal
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
principal raw material; main raw material
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement