to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
function; facility; faculty; feature
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to become empty; to be emptied
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
before the gate; in front of the gate
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
floor above; floor upstairs
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
handrail; railing; banister
to polish up; to shine up