solemn; grave; impressive
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
last days; the end; one's fate
government office; agency; board
when it becomes; when it comes to
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I see; that's right; indeed
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
Welsh onion (species of scallion, Allium fistulosum)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to have a talk; to tell a story
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
poetry of the Tang period; Tang poetry
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice