smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
soon; before long; in the near future
weather; fair weather; fine weather