to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
neglecting; leaving alone
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
basket; basketball; basket cloth
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
how dare ...; how could ...
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
turban cooked whole in its own shell
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
(social) position; status
full ripeness; full maturity
triangle; triangular shape
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
return of something; repayment
treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive