early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
sixth day of the month; six days
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
small hill; low hill; hillock
neat and clean; tidy; trim
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
light; faint; pale; fleeting
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
self-satisfaction; rejoicing