fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
to take a firm stand; to argue about
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
flesh (esp. of an animal); meat
pike (esp. the Amur pike, Esox reichertii); pickerel
monasticism; monastic life
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
explosive boil (after a liquid has been heated to its boiling point); bumping
reciprocal relationship; mutually beneficial relations; relationship with benefits to both parties
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
breastplate; chest protector; bib
cinnabar; cinnabarite; cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
currency exchange counter; bureau de change
to buy again; to buy anew
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)
official title; name of one's job
iron pyrites; fool's gold; pyrite