to shine in (light); to illuminate
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
southern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
information; news; report; reward; retribution
preparation; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
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
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
river; stream; River; the ... river
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill