band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
naivete; simplicity; innocence
real intention; true motive; true meaning
on the way back; returning
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
forced laugh; forced smile
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
disorder; disturbance; unrest
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
near; close by; within reach; familiar
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
high-handed person; domineering person
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to look around; to survey
on the occasion of; at the time of
law and order; discipline