dominion; territory; possession
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
silence (not speaking); muteness
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)