firm; unshakeable; resolute
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
grandfather; male senior-citizen
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ten-year-old; ten year old
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
place; position; location; position; standing; status
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
court lady; lady-in-waiting
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in