to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take into consideration
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
visual hallucination; vision
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
very much; very many; more and more