outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at first; in the beginning; originally
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
feeling; sense; impression
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
older sister; elder sister
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
approximate age; age range
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement