calamity; disaster; accident
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
suspicious-looking; fishy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lately; recently; nowadays
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to be late; to be unpunctual
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to observe carefully; to make sure
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
power; might; authority; influence
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
you (plural); all of you; you all
one's (official) authority; power
to detain; to check; to restrain
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
allegiance; obedience; submission
bowing while standing; standing bow
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
inspection; examination; checking
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for