viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
adds force or indicates command
fat; tallow; lard; grease
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
this is why; this means; it is the case that
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
kanji "dancing legs" radical (radical 136)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
congratulation; celebration
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality