smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
existence; possession; having; limited company
early on; earlier on; from early
same village; same town; same province
to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to do together; to share; to participate in
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
homosexuality; interest in same sex
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
outward appearance; apparent
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
all; one and all; each and every one
(something) despised; (something) made light of
condition; situation; prospects
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
liquor consumed in a teahouse
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
radical; extreme; eccentric
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
before long; in a few days
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to degenerate; to lapse into
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
reservation; putting on hold; deferment