to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
very much; exceedingly; extremely
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
hard to reach place; remote place
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
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
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
admiration; being impressed (by)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
(present) head of a family
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
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
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)