sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to choke; to have trouble breathing
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
problematical statement; controversial statement
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
in the mountains; among the mountains
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
question; inquiry; enquiry
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
yearned for; longed for; missed
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect