language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
as (for); for; in the capacity of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
way of asking; way of listening; listener
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
(some) more; even more; longer; further
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
in that way; thus; so; so?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
cake served with tea; teacake
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
grasp; catch; understanding
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in