to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
ring; band; ring; circum-
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
government service; the bureaucracy
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
even if not; even without
not understanding; not knowing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
I see; that's right; indeed
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
don't you think?; indicates question
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat