near; close; beside; third person
pride; dignity; self-respect
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
living thing; living creature; animal; life
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
whip (cream, etc.); whipping; to whip; to whisk
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
crops; agricultural produce
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
such; like that; that sort of; very
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)