reading aloud; recitation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
final; eventual; ultimate
suddenly; all of a sudden
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
conviction; belief; confidence
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
beyond this point; from now on; after this
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
image; figure; figure; form; image
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic