just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
feeling; sense; impression
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tedious; boring; being fed up with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
practicality; utility; usefulness
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
in its entirety; whole; wholly
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back