popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
fine weather; fair weather
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
secret; private; surreptitious
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
time; season; period; phase; stage
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
if it is the case that ...
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
white stone; white (go pieces)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
very young; little; childish; immature
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)