impression; strong belief; conviction
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
beginning; outset; first; onset
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
really; truly; indeed; good grief
separate case; another matter
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
amount of money; sum of money
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action