creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
number of times; frequency; count
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
trembling from fear; trembling all over
petitioning (an administration) for redress; suing civilly to seek redress (for a court's action); lodging an appeal
even though; despite; when
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
good humour (humor); good mood
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
please (give me); please (do for me)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to look away; to avert one's eyes