but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be widely recognized; to be famous
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
chief; main; principal; important
number of (large) animals
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
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
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
sudden shower; sudden downpour
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
to become better; to improve
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age