already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to look around; to survey
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
drop (e.g. of water); drip
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
poor physical health; bad shape
several years standing; over several years
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound