Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
when; at what moment; what time
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
near-death; close to death
on the other hand; at the same time
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
purification; refining; simplification
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
because; as; since; so; due to
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation