quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to alternate; to take turns
kidney dish; emesis basin; pus basin
control board; control panel; console
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
standing; to stand; to leave (e.g. for curd to form, fermentation to occur, etc.)
the whole day; all the day
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; spinning (laundry); spin cycle; dehydration (abnormal loss of body water)
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
vent; exhaust opening; exhaust port
rubber stopper; rubber plug
resistance to pressure; resisting pressure
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
silicon (Si); silicone (synthetic polymer)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
ventilator; ventilating device
valuable article; valuables
death from cold; freezing to death
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
general public; the masses
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
making an incision in the abdomen; performing a laparotomy
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
convention; tired tradition; old custom
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
non-virgin woman; woman with sexual experience