poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
in one's own way or style
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to say; to be called; to do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
second marriage; remarriage
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
having said that; on the other hand
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
doctor's visit; house call
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
will; testament; last request
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid