to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as if nothing had happened
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(not) even once; (not) ever
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
department store; department
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
bedside; near one's pillow
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to rise; to erect; to get up
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
transcendence; excellence; superiority
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)