restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
within the year; before the year is out
to say; to tell; to state; to do
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
during a telephone call; busy line
New Year's pine decoration
to mix; to stir; to blend
Earth globe (model); terrestrial globe
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
if so; in that case; in that situation
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
movie; film; motion picture
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
how many years; how long; what year
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
20th day of the month; 20 days
established practice; custom
slightly early; just before
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution