bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
this and that; one thing or another
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
in accordance with; according to
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
once upon a time; a long time ago
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to shoot a person to death
hostility; animosity; enmity
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
homeroom; form room; form class