to torment; to torture; to harass
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender one's body
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
how long; how far; how much
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to be too late; to be too slow
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
big man; large man; tall man; giant
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
antiquity; the previous era
secret admirer; closet fan
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)