cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
near; nearby; not far off
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
execution; punishment; spanking
funny word or gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) a woman's temple hair
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
advent of a golden opportunity
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
around the clock; day and night
various matters; everything
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)