concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme; final day of a tournament
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
originally; by nature; from the start
to become better; to improve
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to run away; to escape safely
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to rest one's chin in one's hands
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
reason; logic; method; system; order
having gone too far to turn back
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
washing a corpse for burial
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); mallard duck
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.