to have sex; to have a physical relationship
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to brighten; to grow light
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
top news; front-page news; lead story
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness