today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
production (e.g. play); direction
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
two persons; two people; pair; couple
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
condition; situation; prospects
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...