Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
bedside; near one's pillow
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to keep a watchful eye on
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about
wife and children; (arch.) wife
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
beyond this point; from now on; after this
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip