beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
memorizing a musical score
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
refinement; elegance; grace
chatter mark (machine tools)
first place; head position; leading position
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
ahead; before; the future
another school; other schools
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?