regret; repentance; remorse
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
boisterously; roughly; briskly
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
never mind!; don't worry about it
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to pick up; to find; to gather
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
whispering; murmuring; subdued
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
settlement; permanent residency
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml