method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
appearance; figure; shape; form
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
this is why; this means; it is the case that
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
souvenir store; gift shop
sales; selling; marketing
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
cartoon-character costume
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
honorific/polite/humble prefix