new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
until now; so far; up to the present
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
how; in what way; how about
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
in person; personally; directly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)