to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
one's own child; one's own children
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
don't you think?; indicates question
(period of) a year; during an era
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
(one acting as a) foster parent
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be needed; to be wanted
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
world; society; people; the public
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
that's the way it is; such is life
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style