arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
glad countenance; joyful look
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
legendary beast; magical beast
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
origin; beginning; source; rise
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
association; society; organization; organisation
relation; connection; relevance
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
occupation; calling; livelihood
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
tool; implement; means; furniture
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
most (numerous); largest (number of)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to use and then throw away
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
selection; choice; option
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to manage something successfully; to be successful
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)