to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ideally; if one were to wish for more
putting into operation; invocation
if so; in that case; in that situation
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to paint (draw) a picture
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
that's a different matter; that's a different story
natural calamity; disaster