courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to fall ill; to be taken ill
pressure; oppression; suppression
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
upper half of the body; upper body
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
castle; Compact Application Solution Language; CASL
honor; honour; credit; prestige
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
attachment; covetous affection
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear