heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
the same night; that night
calling at night (of a bird, etc.); nocturnal song
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
nothing ventured, nothing gained
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
very young; childish; immature
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
to make sense; to be consistent