feeling; sense; impression
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to govern; to manage; to subdue
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
connection; link; relationship
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong