to drink up; to drain (cup)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
instead; but (on the other hand)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
three; three years of age
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to crack; to develop a crack
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
price; cost; value; worth; value
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
modesty; self-control; discretion
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
absorption; suction; attraction
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with