(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
competing; competition; auction
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
beloved child; dear child
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
too much; excessively; too
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to thrust away; to send flying
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
tottering; staggering; reeling
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to walk away; to saunter off
reality; actuality; hard fact
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
wandering; rambling; roaming