to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(medical) doctor; physician
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
should; must; -able; probably; likely
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
as is habit; the way life normally is
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
to compete with; to vie for