to throw down the drain; to waste
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
exaltation; emotional uplift
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to cry tears of joy; to weep for joy
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
praise and censure; public criticisms
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
change; alteration; modification
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
occurrence; taking place; happening
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
morning star; Venus; rarity
to set up again; to correct; to cure
strike while the iron is hot
occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
disorder; confusion; chaos
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
day of spring; spring sun
amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
travel; traveler; traveller