staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
invitation; introduction; temptation
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
pleasantly chewy (esp. noodles); having a good bite; firm and elastic; having body (esp. hair); springy and resilient; full-bodied (e.g. sound)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
according to plan; as planned; on target
shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
with a whack; smack; slap
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to throw into; to dump in together
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)