first meeting; first interview with
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
chestnut (horse coat color)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
close; intimate; on good terms
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
already; now; no longer; not any more
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
sudden change; complete change
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
king's younger brother; royal brother
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
youthful; young; young-looking
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of