on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to differ; to vary; to disagree
physical condition; state of health
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
one's best interests; one's own good
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
free time; time at leisure
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
love of animals; animal loving
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
don't you think?; indicates question
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
letter; missive; note; mail
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
belligerence; fighting spirit
something like ...; something called ...
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic