to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
dealing with; coping with
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
near; close; beside; third person
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
settlement; solution; resolution
individual; private person; personal; private
the other day; a few days ago
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
retention; maintenance; preservation
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
official announcement; proclamation