this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cannot be helped; unavoidable
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
companion; company; tritagonist
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be worried; to be troubled
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
charcoal; charred remains
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
flour; meal; powder; dust
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
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)