production (e.g. play); direction
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
inattention; absent-mindedness
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
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)
life; living; I; me; student
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
rather; better; instead; if anything
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
moderate; proper; just right
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to whine; to make feeble complaints
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
(not so) much; (not) very
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful