argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
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
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
two (long cylindrical things)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to lick something up; to lap something up
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering