cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
way of speaking; intimation
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
such ... as; or some such
body and soul; mind and body
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
other side; opposite side; other party
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to crumble away; to collapse
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
suddenly; all of a sudden