infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
three; three years of age
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
land near a castle; castle town
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
isolation; being alone; being friendless
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed