to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
garden (esp. with trees); park
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to become better; to improve
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
indicate reason; infers some protest
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet