small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
changing clothes; change of clothes
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
complicated and mysterious
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
government office; agency; board
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
plum tree which blossoms in winter; early-flowering plum tree; early plum blossoms
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)