thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
very; extremely; excessively
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
exactly as stated; verbatim
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
act of mercy; helping another person
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
beginning; outset; first; onset
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
serious; not joking; straight
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
adds force or indicates command
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)