to refer to; to use as reference
to cross the line; to go too far
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
many; numerous; various; large number of
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
a little bit; a little while
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
notice; notification; report; posting
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
close; intimate; on good terms
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
sincere; honest; faithful
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)