receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
proposal; offer; request; application
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
concealment; suppression; hiding
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to become clear; to be made public
funny story; funny anecdote
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
natural virtue; personal virtue
one after another; in succession
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
in the end; at the end of the day
forgetting; lapse of memory
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
probability; likelihood; chances
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
conversely; on the contrary
society; public; community; social studies
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)