news; word; tidings; omen
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
anything and everything; just about everything
to throw away; to abandon
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
third day of the month; three days
round, wooden container for cooked rice
older brother; elder brother
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
night watch; night guard; night shift
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
accomplishment; execution
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
waxing and waning; phases of moon
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to subsist; to keep on living
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
store; shop; establishment; restaurant