well; in good health; safe; free from accident
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to know (a person); to think
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
way one walks; one's walk
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
demon; monster; apparition
the harmony of yin and yang energies
harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one