to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
adorning (a Buddhist statue)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to trample down; to devastate
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to spring at; to leap upon
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
the right person in the right place