to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
feeling; sense; impression
student in a lower grade; underclassman
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
wounded person; injured person
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
simple; simplified; easy; plain
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
by myself; in person; by oneself
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being