concealment; suppression; hiding
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
with a start; with a jump
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
script; screenplay; scenario
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be opposite; to face each other
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
colour; color; hue; tints
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
cares; ill feeling; reserve
for today; for the time being
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
jealousy; roasted rice cake
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
second-hand shop; curio shop
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
animal trade (esp. pets); commerce of animals
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing