familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to be dried out; to be parched
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
ending up right back where one started
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
passion; temper; irritability
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
serious crime; grave crime
about when; about what time; how soon
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock