signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
nothing but; except; no more than
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
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)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame