on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to need; to call for; to require
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
comparatively; relatively
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
infectious disease; infection
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
the reverse; other side; lining
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
to begin; to set about; to start
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
how; in what way; by what means
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)