to feel uneasy; to worry (about something)
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
given the circumstances; such being the case
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
persimmon (esp. American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana)
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
fear; dread; fright; willies
odd couple; incongruous couple
second month of the lunar calendar
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
networking; making contacts
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
right in the midst of; right at the height of
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward