to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
useless; vain; aimless; idle
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be needed; to be wanted
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to rise up into the air; to ascend into the sky
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par