worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
because of; owing to; due to
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
now; the present time; just now; another; more
don't you think?; indicates question
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
I see; that's right; indeed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)