to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
bamboo divination stick (used in I Ching divination)
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
assertion; declaration; affirmation
happy tears; tears of joy
moment; brief space of time
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
in the same way as; just like
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
manual piecework done at home
insatiable; untiring; persistent
drinking alone; solitary drinking
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
contradiction; inconsistency
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
something to wear; clothes
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income