interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to teach; to take a teaching job
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
Western food; Western cooking; Western cuisine
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to happen to pass by; to pass by
two legs; two feet; two pairs
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive