busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
coined word; coinage; neologism
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
personal; individual; private
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
genuine article; real thing; real deal
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
staying the night; lodging (at)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
sleepover; overnight stay
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
of course; certainly; naturally
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!