it's no joke; gimme a break!
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
should; must; -able; probably; likely
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bento; Japanese box lunch
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned