drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
with a start; with a jump
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
and yet; though; when; in spite of
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
foreign matter; impurities
man; male; masculine gender
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling