sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
Tartary (various tribes that historically inhabited the area north of China)
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
don't worry about it; forget about it
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
plastic container (e.g. gas can, water can or similar)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
duty; obligation; responsibility
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so