various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
absorption; suction; attraction
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
person who has committed suicide
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
action; operation; effect; function
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
men and women of all ages
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
calm; composed; cool; quiet
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
normalcy; normality; normal
to defy conventional wisdom
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to loose; to ease; to relax
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with