to be forward; to be impertinent
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
busy; having no (free) time
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
dry riverbed; river beach
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
nirvana; death of the Buddha
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(made of) stone; stone-built
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
hey there; I say; see here
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
while; even though; despite
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming