to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
long ago; once upon a time
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
strategy meeting; council of war
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
novel; original; new; innovative
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside