place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
while; during; while; although; all; both
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
middle of the night; dead of night
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case