stillness; quiet; peacefulness
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
consequence; outcome; result; blame
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
young female rice planter; young girl
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
just because; even if; even though
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal