cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
by myself; in person; by oneself
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
shellfish; seashell; shell
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
each house; every house; many houses
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
until now; so far; up to the present
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
speaking voice; talking voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
river; stream; River; the ... river
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
baozi; Chinese steamed bun
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)