to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
work; business; company; study
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
preparation; provision; establishment
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
traditional; conventional
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording
to talk; to carry meaning
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
change; transformation; inversion
feeling; sense; impression
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)