sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
sense of caution; wariness
to take away; to carry off
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange