dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
great laughter; burst of laughter
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
good performance; good work; great success
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
invisibly; secretly; privately
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
tedious; boring; being fed up with
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
this sort of; this type of
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
high-quality goods; luxury item