weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
comfort woman; prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
level; standard; water level
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
a (single) moment; an instant
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
a long time ago; long ago
security for a loan; collateral
beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty
bleep (esp. for censoring); beep