equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
going around; patrol; round; tour
once upon a time; a long time ago
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
medicine; medical science
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
school; school building; schoolhouse
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
cramming (e.g. for an exam)
to sit for an examination
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
results; record; grades; marks
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
finding employment; getting a job
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to reason; to sum up; to conclude