coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
together; at the same time; same; identical
long ago; already; a long time ago
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
counter for books; volume
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
story; tale; talk; discussion
as a child; when one was a child
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
talk; recital; narration; topic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
general public; the masses
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
notice; attention; observation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to have a talk; to tell a story
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny