readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
proposal; proposition; suggestion
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
relatively; comparatively
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
time; season; period; phase; stage
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
just a minute; small quantity
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful