medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
trouble; bother; annoyance
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to be too late; to be too slow
even if ...; even supposing that ...
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
with these words; while saying
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
have a good day; take care; see you
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
correction; revision; amendment
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing