method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
after a long time; for the first time in a while
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
while; even though; despite
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
and then; and so; and; so then
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
spring water; clear (pure) water
alone; by oneself; on one's own
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
three generations; three periods; third generation
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)