sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
conscious; deliberate; intentional
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
in that manner; like that
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
nothing but; none other than
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to some extent; to a certain extent
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
adds force or indicates command
in one's own way or style
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
for example; for instance; e.g.
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
all night long; all through the night
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
how; in what way; how about
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh