samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
with these words; while saying
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
blank space; margin; blank canvas
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
explanation; interpretation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally