this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to push aside; to push one's way through
while; during; while; although; all; both
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to pass (of time); to elapse
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time around sunset; early evening
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to look upwards; to look up
here and there; in places
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be photographed; to be projected
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
those (near the second person)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be silent; to say nothing