distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to arrive home; to return
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
evening; early night hours
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
(in Japanese architecture) transom
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
most part; greater part; majority
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly