to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
guess; conjecture; surmise
eighth day of the month; eight days
sharp sighted; easily awakened
useful thing; usable article
to read the situation; to sense the mood
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
head house (family); birthplace; originator
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
popular name; common name; given name
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
banknote; bill; note; paper money
dice; die; baton (of command)
observation; survey; watching
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
opposite; reverse; contrary
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
a woman is as fickle as autumn weather
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
elder sister; older female friend