to gather; to collect; to assemble
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
observation; survey; watching
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
older sister; elder sister
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
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)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun