operation (of machine); operating; running; working
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
outline; summary; argument
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
trauma (usu. psychological)
every place; various places
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
emotional scars; mental trauma
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to fall in love (with); to love
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to show up; to appear; to turn up
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time