gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
boating; sailing; navigation
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
indecent talk; dirty story
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
skill; dexterity; master hand
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to be impressed; to greatly admire
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to
popular person; favorite; favourite
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem