evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
one eye; one of one's eyes
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
in one's own way or style
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
chai; spiced Indian tea (usu. boiled in milk)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
advance payment; money paid in advance
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)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto