splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
originally; by nature; from the start
long ago; already; a long time ago
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
derailment; digression; deviation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
head; lead; vanguard; first
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance