to keep away; to keep at a distance
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
price; cost; value; worth; value
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be bony; to be angular
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
of course; certainly; naturally
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)