manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
lacking a plan; haphazard
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
along the way; along the road
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
madness; craziness; insanity
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
everyday life; daily life
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
one's way back; one's way home
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
the whole day; all the day
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
one cause; one reason; one factor
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose