powdered; powdery; pulverized
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
(turned out) all right in the end
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
trio; gang of three; threesome
student of a women's college; female university student
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up