to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
snake; serpent; large snake
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to look around; to look towards (us)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
finely chiseled (features)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
nice; likeable; desirable
observation; survey; watching
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
not necessarily so; is not always true