for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
in this way; thus; such; uh...
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to tear off; to strip; to rob
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
of course; certainly; naturally
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
reviewing stand; box; gallery
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese