embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
sons and daughters; children; girl
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
environment; circumstance
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
in person; personally; (do) oneself
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
finally; in the end; on top of all that
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to polish up; to shine up
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
of course; certainly; naturally
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said