water bucket suspended from a weighted rod
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
posting something to the exterior of a building, etc.; something posted in such a place; fortifications outside a military encampment
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet
sundry; various; assorted
it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
stretching out a string; stretching out like a string; silk reeling; silk spinning; pulling someone's strings; appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
red tape; red-tapism; officialism; bureaucratic bungling
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
funny song; comic song; limerick
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
an apprentice system; apprenticeship
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
ordinary person; untitled individual
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
to be sitting with amicably; to be close to someone
termination; cessation; stop
old soldier; veteran; old hand
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form