to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
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
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
so; like this; in this way
to be needed; to be wanted
all; entire; whole; altogether
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down