to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to like; to love; to be fond of
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
companion; company; tritagonist
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
large number (of); many; majority
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being