to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
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
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to do someone in; to bump someone off
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
considerably; greatly; a lot
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
honorific/polite/humble prefix
such ... as; or some such
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
on the occasion of; at the time of
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
many; much; plenty; hardly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to stop walking; to pause
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still