to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
duty; obligation; responsibility
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
that is to say; so that means
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
difficult to ...; hard to ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
taking a commemorative photo
family; members of a family
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention