to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
back street; back alley; off-street
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood