scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be needed; to be wanted
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to begin; to set about; to start
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be overcome with emotion
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst