rather; sooner; preferably
manly; masculine; like a man
very; much; greatly; a lot of
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
such ... as; or some such
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
memory; sense; experience
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to show signs of; to appear
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
a little bit; a little while
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease