to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
manner of using one's hands
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to translate; to interpret
and; thereupon; because of that