slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
every person; each one; everybody
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit