(inedible) midgut gland of a scallop
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to search for; to seek for; to look for
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to flow down; to run down
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely