true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
finish; end; completion; result
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
admiration; being impressed (by)
simply; merely; only; solely
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
basic principle; fundamental principle
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to talk; to chat; to chatter
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
final; eventual; ultimate
just like; the same as; no different than
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
all people; everybody; ten thousand people