head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
patting; stroking; caressing
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
at work; in the midst of work; working
sorry; excuse me; thank you
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
name; given name; first name
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn