bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to jump at; to be attracted by
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
critical moment; do-or-die situation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
serious; severe; grave; acute
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
upper half of the body; upper body
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
left breast; left side of the chest
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
to shove in; to push in; to force in
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to straighten up; to sit upright