figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
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)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
news; word; tidings; omen
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
reason; cause; circumstances
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
entry into port; arriving in harbor
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market