covered with; stained; smeared
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
on hand; readily available
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
judgment; judgement; discernment
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
little by little; bit by bit
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
risky; dangerous; insecure
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
influence; effect; impact
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
major incident; major happening; big scandal
occurrence; happening; incident; event
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)