language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
original intention; initial resolution
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
use; utilization; utilisation; application
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
hardships; privations; difficulties
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to pry; to prize; to prise
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be worried; to be troubled
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem