please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
natural span of life; 250 years old
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
will not do; do not; does not
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
secret; private; surreptitious
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
illegal; illicit; unlawful
with these words; while saying
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to shake; to sway; to waver
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(how) many times; (how) often
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
retainer; retinue; servant