bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
way of asking; way of listening; listener
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
infant; baby; little child