tedious; boring; being fed up with
to make merry; to be festive
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be boiled; to be cooked
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
ill will; malice; evil intent
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to slap; to strike; to spank
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
simmering; (boiling) gently
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state