to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to loiter around; to wander about
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
bed and food; eating and sleeping
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
hard worker; hardworking person
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
opposite; reverse; contrary
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
to arrange (flowers); to plant
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)