feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
government office; agency; board
junior high school student; middle school pupil
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
three sides; small offering stand
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance