to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
real (Brazilian currency)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
failure; mistake; blunder
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
retirement (from an official position)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
counter for generations; epoch
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
shame; embarrassment; disgrace