small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
serious illness; dangerous disease
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
homecoming; return to one's home
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
inspection; examination; check
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave