to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
had better ...; had better not ...
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
honour; honor; glory; privilege
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
father; dad; husband; you; he
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to polish up; to shine up
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
failure; mistake; blunder
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
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
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee