spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
hometown; rural township (of China)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that; the matter in question
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest)
don't you think?; indicates question
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
work; business; company; study
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
time traveler; time traveller
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
individual; one by one; separate; each
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)