to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
surroundings; environs; circumference
(Japanese) empress; queen
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
caller; visitor; company; guest
minimum; at the very least
furnishings; implements; equipment
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be surprised; to be astonished
so; like this; in this way
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
honorific/polite/humble prefix
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count