mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to look upwards; to look up
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
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
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
sphere; counter for balls
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to shed light; to cast light
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet