thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
ago; since; before; previous
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
long time; long interval; for quite some time
form; shape; figure; visage
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
family; members of a family
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
great hurry; great haste; rush
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
time; hour; season; time of the year
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely