dance (esp. Western style); dancing
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to call in; to invite; to bring in
knowing; (an) acquaintance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
well versed; thorough knowledge
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
(Western-style) banquet; formal dinner
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
"grain rain" solar term (approx. April 20)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
custom; habit; customary practice
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of