ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to rush back; to run back
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
choice; selection; option
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
traffic; coming and going; highway
going and returning; divorced woman
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
lately; recently; these days
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
unselfishness; wanting little
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to cause someone to worry
friends from the same hometown
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to form a group; to form a bunch
to become the head (of a group, organization, etc.); to rise to the top
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
terraced fields; terraced farm
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
thickly; densely; luxuriantly