spare time; free time; leisure time
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
on hand; readily available
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to set on fire; to ignite
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
government service; the bureaucracy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
while; during (the time when)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
superior; superiors; senior
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
technique; art; skill; move
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour