disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to talk; to chat; to chatter
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that is to say; so that means
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to cultivate a better understanding
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
breast; breaststroke; brainstorming
computer-aided manufacturing; CAM
price-earnings ratio; PER
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
sorry; excuse me; thank you
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be forward; to be impertinent
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
greeting; a fine thing to say
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
your company; your shrine
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)