figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
adds force or indicates command
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
honorific/polite/humble prefix
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
suffix for familiar person
to be found; to be discovered
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire