the West; the Occident; Western countries
sphere; circle; range; category
Japanese person; Japanese people
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
how; in what way; how about; questionable
last night; yesterday evening
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
doctor's visit; house call
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
arm; skill; efforts; ability
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
noted doctor; excellent physician
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
voice quality; type of voice
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
so; like this; in this way
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize