method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
originally; by nature; from the start
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
rather; better; instead; if anything
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
in good health; alive and well; going strong
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
number of times; frequency; count
accumulation; accumulate; store
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual