to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to be forward; to be impertinent
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
control; check; restraint; inhibition
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
transition (esp. in scientific contexts)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
dull sound; muffled sound
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
household search (conducted by the police)
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
shellfish; seashell; shell
piece; fragment; one (object)
together; at the same time; same; identical
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do