better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
invisibly; secretly; privately
near miss; just missing (each other)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
manly; masculine; like a man
conviction; belief; confidence
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to seduce; to hit on; to do; to give; to present; to award
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
one day; (on) a certain day
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
long coat; full-length coat
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
to take a picture; to take a photo
female high school student
older sister and younger brother