head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tension; mental strain; nervousness
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
intimacy; affection; familiarity
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
such ... as; or some such
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
older brother; elder brother
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
close; intimate; on good terms
quiet; still; surreptitious
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to look young; to seem young