the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
two persons; two people; pair; couple
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
adds force or indicates command
mountain hamlet; mountain village
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
had better ...; had better not ...
particularly; only; in the case of