human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
Ministry of Rites (Tang-dynasty China)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
half-sibling (with a different mother)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
better than none at all; better than nothing
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
degeneration; retrogression
younger people; future generations
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
punishment; judgement; judgment
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion