to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
time; hour; period; class
to pass (of time); to elapse
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet