lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
pungent; irritating; acrid
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool; cesspit
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
from the beginning; from scratch
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself