the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
several sheets (flat objects)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to flavor; to flavour; to season
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
how; in what way; how about
considerably; greatly; a lot
all; entire; whole; altogether
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
living; lifestyle; living room
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to