to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
rice reaping; rice harvesting
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
(hydrogen) peroxide (solution)
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
brand name; trade name; product name
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
self-praise; praising oneself
gradually; slowly but steadily
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
system; institution; organization; organisation
badness; evilness; bad; evil
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
effect; result; worth; use; avail
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
fruit jelly (gelled with konjac starch); fruit jello
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
questioning (e.g. by police)
since one was born; (in) all one's life