nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
suave; tactful; smooth; versatile; adaptable
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to detain; to check; to restrain
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
feelings; thoughts; meaning
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
high spirits; boastful talk
to think of; to come up with
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning