reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
notice of resignation; (one's) resignation; resignation notice
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
progressive (enterprising) spirit
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to rank with; to rank among
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
proposal; offer; request; application
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be too numerous; to be too much
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to understand; to comprehend
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)