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 go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
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; thus; such; uh...
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
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)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); 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)
New Year's Eve; end of the 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; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
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
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
middle of the night; dead of night