companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
master; teacher; stable master
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
question; inquiry; enquiry
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
don't you think?; indicates question
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
honorific/polite/humble prefix
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...