care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
silverware; silver tableware
to blacken; to make black
tasteless, odorless and colorless
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
discovery; detection; finding
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
design; idea; conception; plan
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
hair (on the head); (a) hair
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
changing one's clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception)
just because; even if; even though
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts