stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
everybody; every last one of them; all
blood vessel; blood relationship
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
perfect; complete; flawless
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
indispensable; essential; necessary
hedge; fence; border; limit
preparation; arrangements
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
responsibility; duty; obligation
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable