emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
designer drug; synthetic drug; quasi-legal drug; (lit.) dangerous drug
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to feel hungry; to get hungry
kitchen; financial situation
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
handsome face; beautiful features
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
next (day, morning, etc.); following
together with; same; both; all; including ...
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
when winter comes spring isn't far behind
in respect of; in regards to; as for
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
apt to think; tend to think
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)