slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to have a talk; to tell a story
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
chair; stool; post; office; position
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
all you have to do is; just; that's all
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
because of; owing to; due to
successively; one after another
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
tone (of voice); manner of talking
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only