United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion