a few years ago; some years back
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
gossip; corner of the mouth
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
return; relapse; recurrence
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
example; illustration; precedent
originally; by nature; from the start
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
like this; in this way; as you see
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
in the same way as; just like
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt