to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
elevator landing; elevator hall
to be opposite; to face each other
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
while; even though; despite
to be at a loss for words
white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
trauma (usu. psychological)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
incident; affair; happening; event
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
butterfly net; net for catching insects
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation