being concerned about or mindful of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to join together; to combine; to join up
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to this extent; to this degree; this much
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh