having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
cooperation; collaboration
to not believe one's ears
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
supreme; sublime; highest
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
tingling; stinging; pungently
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
sovereign; emperor; monarch
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on