needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
technical skill; ability; capacity
camping; campground; making camp
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
how; in what way; by what means
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
at least; at most; (even) just
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
use; utility; profit; gain
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways