Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
smokeable cigarette end (butt)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
triangles (used in mechanical drawing); set square
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
discount coupon or ticket
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to carry around; to carry on one's person
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...