strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
moderate; proper; just right
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to not believe one's ears
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
supreme; sublime; highest
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
assistance; backing; reinforcements
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
hostile party; enemy side
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
mic stand; microphone stand
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort