challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
ignorant of the ways of the world
light blue; pale blue; aqua
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
newly washed hair; wet hair
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to finish reading; to read through
several sheets (flat objects)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to give directions; to issue instructions
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)