soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
particularly; only; in the case of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
ceremony; celebration; law code
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
night watch; night guard; night shift
speaking voice; talking voice
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
traditional Chinese medicine
to step back; to walk backwards
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
rest; break; recess; intermission
those (near the second person)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son