only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
custom; common practice; habit
street at night; making a night journey
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to bring back; to restore
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
determination; resolution
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to put someone to work; to make someone work
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
cyborg; cybernetic organism
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
telephone call; telephone (device)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
boarder; boarding student
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
discipline; punishment; reprimand
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
understood; I see; OK; present; here
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"