surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
silence; stillness; quietness
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
stairs; stairway; staircase
folding into four; quarto
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to squeeze out; to wring out
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
persistence; single-mindedness
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
putting into operation; invocation
genius; prodigy; natural gift
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
such; like that; that sort of; very
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)