beyond; across; the other side; the distance
acquaintance; appreciative friend
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
moderate; proper; just right
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
-less; lacking; non-existing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
probe each other; sound each other out
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...