eating live seafood (e.g. ice gobies, shrimp) while still moving
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
original story; original version; this volume
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up