to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty