tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
genuine; authentic; true; real
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
pronunciation; production of sound
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
nape (of the neck); nucha
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
no matter how much time passes
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
being too late; losing one's final chance
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(doing something) in tears
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to degenerate; to lapse into
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on