dripping wet; soaked; drenched
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
button (clothing); push-button
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
gradually; slowly but steadily
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
bringing; taking; carrying
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
import; importation; introduction; afferent
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
quarantine; medical inspection
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
alternation of generations
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
guess; speculation; supposition
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
lying face down; upside down; prone
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful