fear; dread; fright; willies
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
now that; since; so long as; because
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to look around; to take a view of
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to win favour; to win favor
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be perturbed; to be agitated
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
many; numerous; various; large number of
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after