greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
second marriage; remarriage
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to cast in a mold (mould)
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
irregular; undisciplined; disorganized; disorganised; slipshod
clearing one's throat; cough
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to manage something successfully; to be successful
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)