coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
older brother and younger sister
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
at that time; in those days
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
expression; look; countenance; face
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
absolute basics; very rudiments
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
wherein; therein; thereinto
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly