of course; certainly; naturally
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
looseness and tension; leniency and strictness; magnanimity and sternness
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
research; study; investigation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(in) the air; midair; sky
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
(garden) balsam (Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
germination; sprouting; budding
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition