leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
protector (e.g. chest); guard
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to order; to command; to appoint
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
one by one; in detail; minutely
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
building up one's body; building up one's muscles; making oneself stronger; bodybuilding
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
counterattack; reversal technique
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
if it is (the case that ...)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following