pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
February; second month of the lunar calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
waste of time; killing time
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
speaking voice; talking voice
to farm; to cultivate a field
field of vegetables; market garden; truck garden; vegetable garden; kitchen garden
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
simply; merely; only; solely
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
respect and affection; love and respect
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland