to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
drop (e.g. of water); drip
frequent; densely packed; thick
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
evening meal; supper; dinner
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
piling up; multiple layers
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)