method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
just a minute; small quantity
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to rest one's chin in one's hands
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
by myself; in person; by oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to jump up and down; to hop