a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
convenient; handy; useful
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to get slightly dirty (all over)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be a matter of life or death
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
essence; true nature; substance; reality
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer