art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
willpower; energy; vitality
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
how many people; a number of people
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be needed; to be wanted
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
interference; intervention; meddling
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
troubled face; worried expression
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
observation; survey; watching
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
than; from; out of; except; but; more
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry