winter vacation; winter holidays
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
no, not like that (but like this)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)