inspection; examination; survey
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to blow through; to blow across
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
speech; expression; wording; language
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
imposing stance; daunting pose
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
troupe; theatrical company
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point