severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to get one's head around; to think about
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
maintaining the status quo
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
like that; that way; thus
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
particularly; only; in the case of
good old; good old-fashioned
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum