whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
latent disposition; inner feelings
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
lately; recently; nowadays
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
dodgy dealings; monkey business
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
possession; occupation; occupancy
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy