to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
attendance (at school); going to school
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
mysterious power of words to alter reality
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
drop (e.g. of water); drip
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
house for rent; rented house; renting a house