exploitation; overuse; abuse
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to bail out (water); to scoop out
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sexy; popular; well-liked
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
array; muster; line-up; full force
moderate faction; moderates
radical party; extremists
manipulation of information; spin
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
clear; distinct; evident; definite
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to hide; to keep to oneself
display window; shop window; store window
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by