weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
light; faint; pale; fleeting
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
all you have to do is; just; that's all
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
comfort; consolation; diversion
please; somehow or other; one way or another
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
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)
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
one thin flat object; one sheet
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
curl; curly hair; ringlet
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort