this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
loading; charging; filling
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
otherwise; or else; if not
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit