now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to make an appearance; to show up
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to examine someone's expression
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sanity; consciousness; soberness
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
snugly; cosily; compactly
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)