sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
opposite side; opposition
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to ascend; to go up; to climb
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to watch intently; to stare
Mars (god); Mars (planet)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication