colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
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
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
porcelain; china; chinaware
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
diversion; putting something to another use
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
investigation; research; looking something up
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
last night; yesterday evening
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi); coixseed; tear grass; adlay