enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
time; hour; period; class
late at night; small hours of the morning
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
small; fine; detailed; stingy
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop walking; to pause
considerably; fairly; quite
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
serious crime; grave crime
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
serious; severe; grave; acute
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
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)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing