spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
discipline; training; teaching manners
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
world peace; peace of the world
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to be helpful; to be useful
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
long ago; already; a long time ago
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety