panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
three days and three nights
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
infant; baby; little child
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
fluent (in a language); flowing
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
cheap article; poor-quality article
to sit down; to take a seat
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
without cause; without reason
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
because; for; the reason why is ...