to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
(foreign) concession (in China); settlement
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
everywhere; all over; throughout
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
though; even if; whether ... or ...
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
schoolgirl; female student
to part left and right; to open out
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
all present; all concerned; all of us
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)