to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
schoolgirl; female student
war; battle; match; game; competition
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
shopping; purchased goods
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
good impression; favorable impression
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
back seat (of a car); rear seat
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to die; to lay down life's burden
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding