to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to blaze; to burn brightly
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
white stone; white (go pieces)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
curiosity; inquisitiveness
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
charred; burnt black; scorched black
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
generation; the world; the age
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
living room (Western style); sitting room
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
retreating figure; appearance from behind
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to be born; to come into the world
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping