method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(present) head of a family
in one's own way or style
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
charming; fascinating; attractive
invitation; introduction; temptation
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
in the future; another day; later
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
higher rank; better position
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to become pale; to turn pale
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have a talk; to tell a story
in that manner; like that
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
another; different; something else
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial