China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to get slightly dirty (all over)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
practical question (problem); practical matter
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
water outlet; tap; faucet
to lean against; to set against
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to slide into; to slip into
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim