personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
edict; ordinance; proclamation
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
utensil; appliance; furniture
ten; 10; ten years of age
inspection; examination; checking
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
and (also); both ... and; as well as
change; alteration; modification
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
dampness; humidity; moisture
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
in the end; at the end of the day
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to become frayed; to become loose
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men