pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
participation; joining; entry; adherence
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to peel off and fall; to flake away
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
boohoo; boo hoo; wow; huh; mythical monster that suddenly shouts "uwan", surprising passersby in the night
village garbage collection point
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
chance (of success); odds
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end