draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
flour; meal; powder; dust
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
the other day; a few days ago
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
in one's own way or style
to lie down; to throw oneself down
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to rise; to erect; to get up
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
observation; survey; watching
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
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
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
manly; masculine; like a man
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
sympathy; compassion; pity
trouble; bother; annoyance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up