to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
decoration; ornament; trimmings
self-consciousness; self-awareness
personality; style; appearance
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
near; close; beside; third person
poor physical health; bad shape
sexy; popular; well-liked
to overdo; to do too much
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
infinite loop; closed loop
polite; courteous; hospitable
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
selection; choice; picking out
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
inattention; absent-mindedness
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
conferring of decorations
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
at that time; in those days