to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
document; official papers
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
although I say; although one might say; although called
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
meaning; significance; sense
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
modern poetry; modern-style poetry
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright