woman; female; feminine gender
social life; social intercourse
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal