trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
when; at what moment; what time
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
riding together; riding with
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
cheap article; poor-quality article
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter