lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
large number (of); many; majority
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
consequence; outcome; result; blame
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
hanging garden; hanging gardens
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)