to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
to fall down with a "plop"
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to slap; to strike; to spank
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to gather strength; to take heart
curved; forming the shape of an arch
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
this (very thing); this precisely
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
lightly; easily; carelessly
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
on the occasion of; at the time of
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty