daytime; during the day; Japan and China
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to fold up; to fold into layers
string made from twisted paper
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last