method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
having one's penis fully exposed (i.e. wearing no trousers or underwear)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to employ; to hire; to charter
transactions; dealings; business
place; room; margin; scope
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
woman; female; feminine gender
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
such; this sort of; like this
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
laughing while reminiscing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling