growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
living by oneself; living alone
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to press against each other; to huddle together
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
man; male; masculine gender
two persons; two people; pair; couple
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
final; eventual; ultimate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
single word; a few words; brief comment
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
beginning; outset; first; onset
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
all-night vigil over a body; wake