omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to gain fame; to make one's name
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
rubber band; elastic band
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to grumble; to make difficulties
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
suppression; repression; subjugation
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
ability to attract customers
to succeed; to bear fruit
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to come back; to bloom a second time
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
crying from vexation; tears of regret
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved