to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
four (long cylindrical things)
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
how; in what way; how about
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
insertion; inlaying; immersion
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
meaning; significance; sense
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
seven (long cylindrical things)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend