to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
that day; the very same day
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
reason; cause; circumstances
two (long cylindrical things)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
of no interest; not interested
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to pull in (fish); to land
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
persistence; single-mindedness