to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
what time; (lit.) which hour
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
beginning; outset; first; onset
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
boohoo; boo hoo; wow; huh; mythical monster that suddenly shouts "uwan", surprising passersby in the night
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
this and that; various things
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be greedy; to devour greedily