patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
site; point on a map; spot
to differ; to vary; to disagree
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
tendency; trend; inclination
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
dehumidifier; dehumidification machine
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
grasp; catch; understanding
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
something; some kind of; for some reason
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
but; however; provided that