to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
command; control; commander
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to be softened; to calm down
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
in case of; at that time; at this time
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to look around; to survey
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
meanwhile; in the meantime
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
transcendence; excellence; superiority
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate