clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
chink in the armor (armour)
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to apologize; to apologise
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
oracle; revelation; divine message
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
error; mistake; slip; bug
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set