to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
apparently; appears to be
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
single word; a few words; brief comment
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
chief; main; principal; important
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
both hands; both arms; ten
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
light; faint; pale; fleeting
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
drop (e.g. of water); drip