calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
society; the world; the times
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
with a clink (click, clack)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
every place; various places
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
many children; large family
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction