thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
welcome!; nice to see you!
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
for use of customers or guests
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
polished rice; white rice; husking rice with a mortar and pestle
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
such; like that; that sort of; very
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice