to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
commitment; pledge; promise
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
great difference; big difference; wide margin
due form; official; formality
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
merciful heart; compassion; mercy; benevolence
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to throw into; to toss into
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to write down; to record; to register
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
drinking alone; solitary drinking
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
although I say; although one might say; although called
practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
talent for poetry; poetic genius