to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be transparent; to show through
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to attack; to assault; to assail
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be transparent; to leave a gap
interior; inside; internal
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
inside a jar; coward; timid person
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
personal affair; one's own affair
family; members of a family
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
to stiffen; to become stiff
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)