wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
place; position; location; position; standing; status
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
one's home country; one's homeland
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
each; respectively; individually; separately
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
already; now; no longer; not any more
slap (sound of a flat object continuously striking something); splash
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
starboard (right side of vessel)
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)