older sister; elder sister
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
how; in what way; how about
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bribe; money under the table
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
favorite; favourite; habitually used
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
inside one's heart; in one's mind
name; given name; first name
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
please (give me); please (do for me)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
coincident with; while; simultaneously
really; truly; indeed; good grief
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
tension; mental strain; nervousness
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate