hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
decorating (a Buddhist statue or temple); adorning
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to spring at; to leap upon
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
the right person in the right place
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)