method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to call in; to invite; to bring in
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
when it becomes; when it comes to
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
sympathy; empathy; response
business; trade; operations; sales
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
telephone call; telephone (device)
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum