to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
peripheral; peripheral device; accessory
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
suddenly; all of a sudden
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to squeeze out; to wring out
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to pass (of time); to elapse
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
dragon dance (in Chinese culture)