(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
really; truly; indeed; good grief
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
in that way; like that; that way
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age