white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
animal husbandry; livestock industry
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
Chinese onion (Allium chinense); Chinese scallion; Kiangsi scallion; pickled Chinese onion
scope; coverage; selected range
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to look down on; to make light of
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to compete for the first place; to be one of the two best
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
high and low; rise and fall
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
detour; circuitous route; diversion
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
killing three birds with one stone