quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
un-; non-; negative prefix
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
clearing one's throat; cough
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of