running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stairs; stairway; staircase
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
several people; a few people
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
sympathy; empathy; response
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
study; library; den; home office; reading room
offense and defense; offence and defence