embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
fourth day of the month; four days
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
bedside; near one's pillow
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
portable paper lantern for walking at night
weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion
falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
constitution; rules; regulation
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means