after all; because; but; even; too; as well
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if so; in that case; in that situation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
society; the world; the times
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
beginning; outset; first; onset
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to subsist; to keep on living
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)