to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to put someone to trouble
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to check; to stop; to keep back
inspection; examination; check
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to comfort; to console; to amuse
meeting; greeting; welcome
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side