with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
origin; beginning; source
that is to say; so that means
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
at that time; in those days
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
river; stream; River; the ... river
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
Sichuan (province in China); Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
sale; sales; selling; marketing
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
ratio; proportion; percentage
unconditionally; as a rule
what proportion; what percentage
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
nostrils; wings of the nose
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
way of eating; how to eat