rubbing one's hands together
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
hard worker; hardworking person
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to gain fame; to make one's name
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
forcibly; against one's will
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
vocal sound; tone of voice
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
dispersing; breaking up; running away
something; some kind of; for some reason
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
several minutes; a few minutes
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice