to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
way of speaking; intimation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
every year; yearly; annually
greeting; a fine thing to say
three; three years of age
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
entreaty; supplication; petition
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
assorted colors; assorted colours
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible