fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine); old alcohol
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
large container; person of great talent
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
while alive; during one's lifetime
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
first (written) contribution
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
sad; wretched; deplorable
change; transition; vicissitudes
degeneration; retrogression
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
warm air (e.g. from a heater); (arch.) spring breeze
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
conscious; deliberate; intentional
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
dripping wet; soaked; drenched