completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
uninhabited island; desert island
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
legend; folklore; tradition
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
to degenerate; to lapse into
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(another's) daughter; young lady
(fish) biting at every cast
although I say; although one might say; although called
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
the ocean; the great deep
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
alternately; by turns; in turn; one after the other
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
direction of travel; direction of movement
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
substitution; replacement; shifting; change