to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to turn towards; to point
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
older sister; elder sister
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be transparent; to show through
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person