useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
famous sword; excellent sword
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
inspection; examination; survey
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
rush mat for sleeping; sleeping mat
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt