truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
disclosure; exposure; revelation
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
huoshu; fantastical Chinese fire rat
adoration; admiration; devotion
another thing; exception; special case
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to pass (of time); to elapse
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
huge rock; firmness; solidity
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
way; course; the only way
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
country-bred; raised in the country
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary