noon; midday; daytime; lunch
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
image; figure; figure; form; image
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
is that so?; I see; right; oh
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
time; season; period; phase; stage
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently