to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
living thing; organism; creature; biology
living thing; living creature; animal; life
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
discipline; training; teaching manners
this side; in the forefront
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
please; somehow or other; one way or another
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
founder of a religious sect
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
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)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
guqin (Chinese seven-string zither)