exchange of blows; long rally
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
living by oneself; living alone
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
too much; excessively; too
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
handbook; manual; guide; primer
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to find out; to discover; to locate
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
rice that has browned (due to age); variety of low-quality foreign rice; red rice (ancient variety of rice); red-kerneled rice