to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
mother; motherboard; Mother (title of a senior nun); Mother Superior
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
seasoning; flavour; flavor
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
such; like that; that sort of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be able to manage somehow or other
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
general; overall; across-the-board
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
please (give me); please (do for me)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station