to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
all over; all over the place; everywhere
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to brush off; to shake off
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
travelling alone; solitary journey
to pause; to have a short intermission
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
(in) the air; midair; sky
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
redoing; doing over again
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere