unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
to some extent; to a certain extent
with these words; while saying
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
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
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
in advance; beforehand; previously
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
application; request; petition
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
related to; in relation to
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
that is to say; so that means