to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
gray or silver haired (grey)
to comb down; to smooth down
back (of a chair); backrest
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
food expenses; cost of one's board
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
proper; respectable; decent; honest
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
referral fee; introduction fee
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch.) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
debt collection; debt collector
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
another thing; other things; another man's property
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations