near oneself; close to one; familiar
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
best regards; please take care of; please do
bright person; talented student; prodigy
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
like this; in this way; as you see
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
smooth (i.e. without problems)
review; reconsideration; revision
lord of a manor; estate steward
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to get help; to enlist aid
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
literally; to the letter; literal
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
winter vacation; winter holidays
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
Common Test for University Admissions
beginning; start; first moxa treatment