to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
secret; private; surreptitious
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
number of articles; number of items; quantity
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
mountain road; mountain trail
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something