gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
business; work; operations; service; duties
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at least; at most; (even) just
use; utilization; utilisation; application
time; hour; period; class
official business; public business
government office; public office
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
proposal; offer; request; application
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese