to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to straighten up; to sit upright
control; check; restraint; inhibition
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team