upper; upward; outer; surface; top
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to get slightly dirty (all over)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
new line; new paragraph; newline; line break; line feed
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
being good-for-nothing; useless person
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
progress; advance; making (good) progress
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
second basement level; subbasement
futsal (form of 5-a-side soccer)
match; game; bout; contest
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
receiving an electric shock
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
distress; wretched condition
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity