big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
student in a lower grade; underclassman
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
labour and management; labor and management
to ask; to enquire; to query
Chinese book; Chinese classics
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
great admiration; deep respect
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
looks; personal appearance; features
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
I see; that's right; indeed
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers