but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
practice; practising; experience
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
of course; certainly; naturally
please (give me); please (do for me)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult to ...; hard to ...