abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be surprised; to be astonished
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to have meaning; to be meaningful
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)