method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
electricity; (electric) light
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
evening meal; supper; dinner
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
determination; resolution
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to like; to love; to be fond of
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
near oneself; close to one; familiar
ringing; throbbing violently
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to speak; to say; to vocalize