to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
older brother and younger sister
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
in search of; in order to look for
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to put one's hand on; to touch
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
ceremony; celebration; law code
nonchalant air; unruffled air
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
labor; labour; toil; hardship
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
of course; certainly; naturally
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary