small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
for your information; I'm telling you
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
different (from); not the same (as)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
soon; shortly; nearly; almost