skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
what time; (lit.) which hour
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
morning; forenoon; just before noon
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
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
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
the other day; lately; recently
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance