poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
in that way; like that; that way
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
to establish a school of; to make a home of one's own
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
at once; immediately; right now
the figure (diagram, illustration, chart, graph, etc.) below
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
bribe; money under the table
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
busy; having no time (for)
reluctant; unwilling; unfortunate; sad (when something doesn't go as planned or as you had hoped)
one after another; in rapid succession
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
same family (race, tribe)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle