shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
since then; from that time; ever since
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
polish (jewels); cultivation
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
rather; better; instead; if anything
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to look around; to look towards (us)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
newly appointed; inaugural
a little bit; a little while
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
mountain storm; yamaarashi; judo throwing technique
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue