bed and food; eating and sleeping
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
king; monarch; ruler; champion
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
complexion; colour; color; blood red
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to be immersed; to be pickled
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to amuse oneself; to make merry
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of