pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
older brother; elder brother
to stop walking; to pause
self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness
political measures; policy
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
se (ancient Chinese plucked zither, usu. with 25 or 23 strings)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
before the gate; in front of the gate
considerably; greatly; a lot
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...