disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
box cutter; utility knife
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
operation; functioning; running
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
again; once more; a second time
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
authenticity; credibility
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
near; close by; within reach; familiar
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma