begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to frolic about; to mess around
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
meat shop; butcher's shop
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
sensitivity to cold; poor circulation
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
hokora; small wayside shrine
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
simplified Chinese character
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to show up; to appear; to turn up
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
criticism; critique; review; commentary
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other