that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
don't you think?; indicates question
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
most favorite; in high favor
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
year-end fair; year-end market
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
last night; yesterday evening
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart