thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
so; like this; in this way
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to shake; to sway; to waver
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
many; much; plenty; hardly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to chase; to run after; to pursue
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
such; like that; that sort of; very
heart; guts; nerve; central part
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all