to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
ten (long cylindrical things)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(your) choice; preference; wish
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
protest; refutation; pleading
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation