the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be photographed; to be projected
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
older sister; lass; young lady
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
what kind of; what sort of; what
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy