while surprised; suddenly
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
genuine article; real thing; real deal
president (of a society); chairman
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
living room (Western style); sitting room
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
with these words; while saying
corpulence; fatness; obesity
one's every action; every single move
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
guard; sentinel; garrison
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sleepover; overnight stay