to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
reopening; resumption; restarting
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
favorable influence; favourable influence
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
kitchen; financial situation
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
appearance; air; condition; state; form
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)