to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
wounded person; injured person
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
overhear; happened to hear that
grudge; spite; malice; rancor
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to have something to do with; to be concerned with; to have a connection with; to become involved in (something negative); to become entangled in; to get mixed up in
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
gossip; tattletale; scandal-monger; night watchman
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
puffing; chugging; steaming; feeling hot
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
year-end fair; year-end market
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour