next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
-less; lacking; non-existing
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
preparation; arrangements
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and (also); both ... and; as well as
than; from; out of; except; but; more
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway