tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to make publicly known; to profess to be; to pretend to be; to pass off for; to pose as
news; word; tidings; omen
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
charitable person; philanthropist
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
living room (Western style); sitting room
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
satin with raised figures
sash clip (fastener); ornament worn over an obi
metal fittings; metal fixtures
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
OK; sure; yessir!; okey dokey!; understood