unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
moment to quit; way to quit
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
shellfish; seashell; shell
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
locker room; changing room; dressing room
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
day after day; day by day
fine weather; fair weather
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
had better ...; had better not ...
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
how; in what way; circumstances
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy