trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
indescribable; having no way to express
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
how long; how much; to what extent
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
cost of one's food; one's board
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
(political) power; authority; influence
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
older brother and younger sister
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily