narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
tossing and turning while asleep
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to apologize; to apologise
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
bedside; near one's pillow
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
regret; repentance; remorse
to push (something) against
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
several times; a few times
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
loveable; very likeable; like very much