method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
ardent; passionate; vehement
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
second day of the month; two days
being on duty; person on duty
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
fifth day of the month; five days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
uniqueness; individuality
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
dining; dining room; meal
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
rather; sooner; preferably
one more time; once more; once again
real estate agent; realtor
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
negotiations; discussions; connection
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
assertion; declaration; affirmation
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)