duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to hand over; to surrender
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
very young; little; childish; immature
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
group; bunch; crowd; group
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
every year; yearly; annually
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
catering; (food) delivery
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to square one's shoulders
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to snatch from; to steal from
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
vibration; vibrato; trill
"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
now that; since; so long as; because
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation