to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
rather; better; instead; if anything
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
no!; no no!; no, not at all
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
materials; data; document
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
for reference only; in-library use only; not for loan
to carry around; to carry on one's person
name; given name; first name
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
simplified version; abridged edition
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
literally; to the letter; literal