yearning; longing for; deep affection
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
before the gate; in front of the gate
colour; color; hue; tints
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to blow out; to spout out
pus; corruption; rot; evils
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
hard to get; hard to come by
youthful; young; young-looking
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
licentious; self-indulgent
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
at that time; in those days
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...