method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
too much; excessively; too
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to accept; to receive; to agree
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
fax; facsimile; fax machine
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name