yearning; longing for; deep affection
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
the world in general; society; convention
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to subsist; to keep on living
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
front entrance; front door
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to make merry; to be festive
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
waste of time; killing time
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
trivia; snippet of knowledge
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)