to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
heartburn; strong sense of disgust
shopping; purchased goods
to look around; to look towards (us)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
that's the way it is; such is life
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
everywhere; all over; throughout
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
fleecy clouds (esp. cumulus clouds)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
letter; missive; note; mail
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
reed (in a loom); yarn guide
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
addressing (e.g. writing an address on an envelope)
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
nine parts; nine percent; almost
becoming worn or soiled with handling; being old-fashioned
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)