after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
care; precaution; guarding; caution
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
pigment; paint; colour; color
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
sublime; noble; high-minded
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
affectionate father; loving father
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
and then; in addition to that; also; even so