to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
bedside; near one's pillow
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
conviction; belief; confidence
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
discovery; detection; finding
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
funny story; funny anecdote
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to cause a person trouble
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider