sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to set (sun); to become dark
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
perfectly round; perfectly circular
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
sympathy; compassion; pity
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
secret story; unknown episode
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to have a smattering knowledge of
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji