whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
nonchalantly; without a care
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
large quantity; large amount
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
with a splash; with a splosh
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
to be driven by (one's feelings); to succumb to
one eye; one of one's eyes
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
research material; experimental material