to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to hand over; to surrender
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
attendance; presence; appearance
again; once more; a second time
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to take on a role; to take part
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
long ago; a long time ago; already
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
near oneself; close to one; familiar