to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
stranded ship; ship that has run aground
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
one by one; one each; one at a time
trade; buying and selling
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
moment; brief space of time
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
(some) more; even more; longer; further
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
cruise; navigation; sailing
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show