adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at that time; in those days
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
talented man and a beautiful woman; well-matched pair; wit and beauty
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
reason; cause; circumstances
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
setting to music; composition
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
region; limits; stage; level
poaching (fish or seafood)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
the same; the said; likewise
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that