door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
study; diligence; discount; reduction
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
actor; actress; player; performer
endless; boundless; everlasting
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
with the exception of; excepting; excluding