like; similar to; as with; in the same way
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
winter vacation; winter holidays
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
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
silence (not speaking); muteness
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
different thing; another question; different case
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation