above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin (porcelain, paper, etc.); thinly made; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
gradually; slowly but steadily
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
order; sequence; procedure
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
silence (not speaking); muteness
spine; backbone; spinal column
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force