satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
the lower classes; the common people
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
true dharma; true teachings of Buddha; age of the true law (one of the three ages of Buddhism)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
one's birth mother; one's biological mother
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
at the meeting; on the occasion
yes and no; for and against
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
full of troubles, difficulties
many items; pressure of business
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
bamboo screen; rattan blind
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
immediately; right away; on the spot
second (unit of time); arc second
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to that extent; so (much)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious