cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
pure heart; naivete; innocence
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
while it is light; before dark; while the going is good; before things get worse
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
instead; but (on the other hand)
when; at what moment; what time
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
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
together; at the same time; same; identical
for example; for instance; e.g.
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
one's homeland; one's old home
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)