antiquity; the previous era
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
big man; large man; tall man; giant
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
to be too late; to be too slow
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
how long; how far; how much
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender one's body
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to torment; to torture; to harass
leaving everything up to someone else
sexual experience (with men)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow