to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to shake one's head (in denial)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
it is not (like that) either
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to withdraw from someone's presence; to leave the room
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to think something over and over; to rack one's brains; to be at a loss
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
memory; sense; experience
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science