cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
control; check; restraint; inhibition
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
that's the way it is; such is life
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill