some; several; many; how many; how much; very
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?