inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
in comparison to; rather than
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
relatively; comparatively
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
string made from twisted paper
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to scrape off; to shave off
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on