behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
two (long cylindrical things)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
father; dad; husband; you; he
license; permit; licence; certificate
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
bamboo arrow shaft; arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
inside one's heart; in one's mind
heartstrings; koto string
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
coherence; order; focus; point
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
calls and sounds made by insects