calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to take; to catch; to capture
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
cinnabar; cinnabarite; cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware
pigment; paint; colour; color
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
flour; meal; powder; dust
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to have an idea; to have a clue
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell