to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
gossip; corner of the mouth
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
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)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to surge; to well up; to gush out
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
milking; milker; milkmaid
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake
Sichuan (province in China); Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit