to continue to work; to work away (at)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to care for someone; to look after someone
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
furious facial expression
news; word; tidings; omen
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to wash away; to rinse off
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult