sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
to smear with blood; to kill
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to breathe while sleeping
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
fifth day of the month; five days
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
wet nurse; nursing mother
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
competent; suitable; qualified
in this manner; in this way; like this
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute