concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
tone (of voice); manner of talking
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
triangle; triangular shape
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang