poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
right beside; close to; nearby
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
true character; real nature
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
summertime; summer season
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
female private parts; female genitals
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
independence; autonomy; self-reliance