grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
winner; victor; conqueror
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
(the condition of) one's health
fertile; rich; productive
the same as always; day after day
to live through; to survive
near; nearby; not far off
state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; (lit.) half-killing a snake
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram