speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
in the mountains; among the mountains
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
sincerity; genuine feeling
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
spring cicada (Terpnosia vacua)
at a young age; while still young
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
memory; sense; experience
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
tiring easily; easy to tire
moisture; humidity; dampness
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament