to soothe; to calm; to pacify
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
energy conservation; economical use of energy
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
advance; moving forward; progress
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
several hundred; hundreds (of)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
increase and decrease; fluctuation
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
customization; customisation
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give