to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sluggishness after few days off
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to burrow through; to dig through
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
(one's) quota; assignment
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
heave-ho!; one-two-three heave!
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
it's good to have a girl first and then a boy; one girl and two boys are ideal
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
carefree; free from worry
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
one grade; first-class; primary
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic