expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
masturbation; onanism; self-consolation
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
dining; dining room; meal
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
something wrapped in cloth
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
metallic lustre; metallic luster
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
omen; sign; notice; indication
Christmas Eve; holy night
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
tartan (i.e. plaid pattern or fabric)
brown; light brown; tawny
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
outward appearance; looks
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising