board chairman; managing director; chief director
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
cyclamen (esp. species Cyclamen persicum)
wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
red soil aggregate; akadama; clay-like volcanic ash soil (used for bonsai, etc.)
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
diatomaceous earth; diatomite; siliceous marl; kieselguhr
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
extensor (muscle); protractor
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails