teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to relieve a person's pain
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
pleasant feeling; good feeling
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sick person; patient; invalid
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
failure; mistake; blunder
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
wet nurse; nursing mother
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
boy; son; baby boy; young man
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
one's own child; one's own children
stingy; cheap; very frugal
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction