nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to mix; to blend; to combine
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to throw at; to turn; to raise
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
way of asking; way of listening; listener
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string