daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
considerably; greatly; a lot
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
descendant; posterity; offspring
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
mutual affection; mutual love
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance