good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
being left out; being ostracized
as a child; when one was a child
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
here and there; in places
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
adds force or indicates command
many; much; plenty; hardly
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
close; intimate; on good terms
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
boy; son; baby boy; young man
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
(divine) providence; dispensation
to become better; to improve
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment