high-quality goods; choice goods
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
gender; distinction of sex; sex
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
shooting up one after another
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
judgment; judgement; discernment
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
how many years; how long; what year
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to raise one's voice; to shout
pleasant feeling; good feeling
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to do over; to remake; to resume
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
comfort; consolation; diversion
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce