schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
surrounding at a distance
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
without; but if; otherwise; or else
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
petty underling; small fry
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
at the last moment; this late in the game
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
greeting; a fine thing to say
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)