aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
talk; conversation; dialogue
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
dispersing; breaking up; running away
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to keep (a person) waiting
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
agricultural community; farm village; rural
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
wheat; barley; oat (oats)