foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
distant look; faraway look
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
primary school; elementary school; grade school
at that time; in those days
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
name; given name; first name
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently