to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
high-voltage current; high-tension current
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
one way or the other; either way
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(barbed) wire entanglements
rat guard; disk of wood on storehouse pillars, ropes, etc.
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to lean against; to set against
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
not folding on a stitch but placing the fold (2mm) deeper past the stitch, folding the excess back to cover the stitch
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
going off course; going out of bounds
the whole area; all areas
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
here and there; in places
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard