to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
although; but; even though; I wish that
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
pale; pallid; bluish-white
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to accord someone every courtesy
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
verbal message; word (from someone)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words