to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
new building; new construction
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
restoration; repair; mending
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
and; thereupon; because of that
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be helpful; to be useful
function; facility; faculty; feature
local specialty; special product (of a region)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)