to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
preparation; arrangements
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
princess; daughter of a nobleman
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
like this; this sort; this way
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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 pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give