the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
depending on; dependent on
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
going through; going via; going by way of
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to cover fully; to wrap around
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to burn with combativeness
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.