to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
incident; affair; happening; event
not counting (as anything significant)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to be discouraged; to shrink from
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be surprised; to be astonished
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
superiority; predominance
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
silence (not speaking); muteness
to have a meal; to take a meal