ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
skill; dexterity; proficiency
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very likely; very probable
finish; completion; the end
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
than; from; out of; except; but; more
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately