association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
does not match (one's, its) appearance
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
because of; owing to; due to
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
being all smiles with joy
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
by myself; in person; by oneself
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have