rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
will not do; do not; does not
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
way; method; means; resource; course
how; in what way; by what means
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
huge; enormous; great big
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
so-and-so; who?; which people?
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)