seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
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
no!; no no!; no, not at all
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
being very busy; busyness
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so