to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
go on!; right!; here goes!
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
difference; disparity; gap
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
flourishing; teeming with culture; aromatic; emitting an aroma
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
passage; path; route; one's way
to become frayed; to become loose
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun