chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to indicate; to show; to point to
without warning or notice
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to stop walking; to pause
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to have a talk; to tell a story
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged