ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
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
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
bathing; going in the bath
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
again; once again; yet again
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division