honourable poverty; honorable poverty
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to detain; to check; to restrain
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
infancy; childhood; tender age
way of talking; speaking style
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to take a breath; to take a short rest
proposal; proposition; suggestion
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
marriage proposal; marriage talks
cancellation; abandonment
much less; to say nothing of
transport; transportation
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by