pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
main text; original text; this book; this volume
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
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.)
concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (e.g. of novel); concluding part
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
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
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)