it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
river; stream; River; the ... river
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
girl (esp. Chinese); young unmarried woman
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
by means of; due to; because of; according to
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
beautiful; good; excellent