gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
accession to the throne; enthronement
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to lean on; to rest against
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(when) danger threatens; should an emergency occur
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to understand; to make out
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
back street; back alley; slums