sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
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
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
of course; certainly; naturally
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
only; merely; just; at most; no more than