favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to feel oneself indebted to
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
regular customer; valued client
directions; instructions; orders; command
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
walking around at night; night travel; night train
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit