to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to be photographed; to be projected
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
vocal sound; tone of voice
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
proper; respectable; decent; honest
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
right in the middle (of); midst; height
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to throw into; to toss into
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
good-for-nothing; worthless
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
society; the world; the times
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire