first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
common people; ordinary people; masses
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
evening; night; nighttime
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
have a good day; take care; see you
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to close (one's eyes); to shut
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to manage a state; to govern a country
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
rule; reign; peaceful times
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to grimace; to make a wry face
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing