no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
paste; glue; clothing starch
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
wandering; roaming; drifting
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
correction; rectification; mending; repair
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
the front; honest; upright; decent
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
now that; since; so long as; because
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to move around; to move about; to get around
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
short and stout; small but wide around
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
overbearing; imperious; domineering; peremptory
what kind of; what sort of; what
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished