to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
sour look; surly face; pout
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
richly colored; richly coloured
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
and; thereupon; because of that
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous