to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
muddy water; red-light district
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
ability; performance; efficiency
to become settled; to be fixed
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to whine; to make feeble complaints
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
detour; circumvention; turning movement
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
information; news; report; reward; retribution
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
with these words; while saying
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of