to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
flavoring; flavouring; spice
breast augmentation; augmentation mammoplasty
interference; intervention; meddling
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
-less; lacking; non-existing
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
a work or subject to be memorized (memorised)
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
to handle a tool; to work a machine
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
frozen food; eating raw food; Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice
taking one's lover to a hotel
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
online shop; internet shop
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
carp streamer; carp banner
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables); highest-ranking division; intermission (between acts); interlude
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep