grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
trend; tendency; momentum
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
in the same way as; just like
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
briskly with small steps; trotting
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)