reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to talk; to chat; to chatter
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to attempt; to test; to try out
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
declaration; proclamation; announcement
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
but; however; provided that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
(present) head of a family
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
polite; courteous; hospitable
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
woman; female; feminine gender
reigning; controlling; dictating
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
degree of relative priority
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red