to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to change (one's clothes)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to go past; to pass; to pass by
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
Ministry of Revenue (Tang dynasty China)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
it is I who should say so
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check