warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
for many days; for several days
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
ringing; throbbing violently
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
fine weather; fair weather
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
serious look (on one's face); straight face
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to stare back at; to look back at
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to detain; to check; to restrain
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
outside of; not covered by
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)