brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
feigned tears; crocodile tears
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
etc.; et cetera; and so on
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
single-serving container (coffee capsule, jam, tea, etc.)
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
destination; place where one is visiting
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
(in the same way) as before; as always
to get high; to become inebriated
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing