to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
behavior; behaviour; conduct
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stop walking; to pause
to blow through; to blow across
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
surroundings; environs; circumference
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to put one's hand on; to touch
at first; in the beginning; originally
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth