to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
good; goodness; right; virtue
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; (lit.) even a cat and a ladle
I see; that's right; indeed
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
because of; owing to; due to
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
the other day; a few days ago
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication