straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
literature; books (reference); document
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
polite; courteous; hospitable
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
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
real thing; original; actual
tradition; legend; folklore
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
burlesque; low comedy; farce
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to repeat; to do something over again
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
tediously; lengthily; wordily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology