to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
name; given name; first name
question; inquiry; enquiry
to put into the mouth; to eat
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
it is not (like that) either
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
home area; home town; local
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
short-distance race; sprint
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
short distance; short range; short-haul
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my