irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
wet nurse; nursing mother
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to follow another's example
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
perfect; complete; flawless
to complete decisively; to do to completion
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to go along; to walk along; to follow
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time