with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions
feng (male Chinese firebird)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
elder sister; effeminate man
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
myself; yourself; I; me; you