heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
no!; no no!; no, not at all
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
adds force or indicates command
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
while; during (the time when)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to state; to express; to mention
preserving in alcohol; pickling one's liver; drinking incessantly; being a souse
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
stairs; stairway; staircase
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
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to watch for an unguarded moment
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable