general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
irritation; annoyance; frustration
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
simple honesty; tactless frankness
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
moment; brief space of time
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
invisibly; secretly; privately
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
very young; little; childish; immature
narrator; storyteller; reciter
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
semi-transparent; translucent
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of