cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
metre; meter; meter; gauge
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
length (of an animal); body length
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
these guys; these fellows
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to blow through; to blow across
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in