to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
xiezhi (mythical Chinese beast, symbol of justice and law)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
grabbing; taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
as promised; true to one's promise
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
to get change back; to be more than enough
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
respect (epistolary usage)
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
remaining years (of one's life)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
a find; windfall; bargain
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
to be mad; to go mad; to go insane
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong