waist; girth; measurement around waist
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
finding employment; getting a job
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to be profitable; to yield a profit
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
gleaming; shining; glistening
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
illegal; illicit; unlawful
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market