to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
last night; yesterday evening
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
covered in mud; mud-caked
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
like this; in this way; as you see
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
uphill road; ascending road
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
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)
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree