traditional Chinese medicine
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(medical) decoction; infusion
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
gradually; slowly but steadily
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
since when; from when; how long
to be into something (e.g. a hobby)
within; inside of; less than
contradiction; inconsistency
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
something like ...; something called ...
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
clear; precise; definite; distinct
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)