thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be needed; to be wanted
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
storehouse; warehouse; godown
don't you think?; indicates question
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
approximate age; age range
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
woman; female; feminine gender
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
long slits (esp. of eyes)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
young literary enthusiast
genius; prodigy; natural gift
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
although I say; although one might say; although called
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry