foolish face; stupid look on one's face
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to wash clean; to cleanse
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
way; method; means; resource; course
to feel sick; to be nauseated
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
water outlet; tap; faucet
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
forged weaponry (e.g. swords, spears, etc.); forged metal tool; molded dry confectionery; moulded dry confectionery; percussion instrument
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly