substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
to step forward; to volunteer
quietly; without the slightest movement
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be smeared; to be covered
all but dead; half killed
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
fishnet shirt; mesh shirt
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)