interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
conduct; behavior; behaviour
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
garden (esp. with trees); park
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
had better ...; had better not ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
one way or the other; either way
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
land route; overland route; by land; overland