cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
thank you for your continued patronage
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
conservative without party affiliation
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
way of eating; how to eat
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
had better ...; may as well ...
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
very; extremely; excessively
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
vehement objection; bitter opposition
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
creation; generation; formation; derivation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
process; course; mechanism
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(computer) command; command key; commando