consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to faint; to be exhausted
to need; to call for; to require
not worth considering; out of the question
town girl; girl raised in a town
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
on one hand; on the other hand
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to handle (a thing) roughly
good performance; good work; great success
bet; wager; stake; gamble
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be on the right track; to go well
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever