nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
becoming a lordless samurai
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
such; like that; that sort of; very
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
practice; practising; training; study
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to run about; to rush about
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
he; she; that person; (arch.) you