to become dim; to become blurred
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
disorder; disturbance; unrest
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
first cry of a newborn baby
unedited remarks; frank opinions
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
oilily; slimily; slipperily
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss