head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
show; exhibition; spectacle
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be silent; to say nothing
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
surely (not); certainly (not)
customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues; brothel; owner of a brothel
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing