sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to attack; to assault; to assail
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
line; queue; procession; matrix
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
in one's own way or style
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to begin; to set about; to start
at that time; in those days
university student; college student
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)