to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
very; extremely; excessively
to like; to love; to be fond of
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
folklore studies; folkloristics
just a minute; small quantity
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
student (esp. a university student)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
hometown; rural township (of China)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
older brother; elder brother
tradition; legend; folklore
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
materials; data; document
people; men and women; each person; everybody
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
remains; corpse; (dead) body