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)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to step forward; to take a step forward
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
closure (of a library, museum, etc.)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
right under; directly below
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
collection of books; (personal) library
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
relation; connection; relevance
materials; data; document
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be conspicuous; to stand out
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)