misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
advance payment; money paid in advance
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
staying the night; lodging (at)
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
high-quality goods; choice goods
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to stomp out (of a room, etc.); to storm out
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern