attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to use up all one's strength
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
nature; property; disposition
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be transparent; to show through
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
that; the matter in question
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
self-consciousness; self-awareness
single word; a few words; brief comment