reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
at first; in the beginning; originally
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to cease; to stop; to be over
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
woman; lady; adult female
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism