moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
volunteer activities; volunteerism
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to knock down; to knock off
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
grudge; complaint; reproach
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
how many years; how long; what year
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
third day of the month; three days
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
breakthrough; great discovery
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal