obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
coating (esp. lacquering)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to soak into; to permeate
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
sound of a small wave hitting the shore; sound of a whip; sound of a slap
to fly around; to scatter
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life