moderation; self-restraint; temperance
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
self-consciousness; self-awareness
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
standing; to stand; to leave (e.g. for curd to form, fermentation to occur, etc.)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
anti-microbial; antifungal; antimicrobe
soil amelioration; soil improvement
reduction in the use of agricultural chemicals
feeling chilly after taking a bath
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
bactericidal action; germicidal action
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
mold prevention; mildew prevention
water-resistant; waterproof
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
high efficiency; high performance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
odorless; odourless; unscented
traditional; conventional
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
toilet (from which night-soil may be collected)
everywhere; all over; throughout
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace