to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
greeting; a fine thing to say
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
(clenched) fist; knuckles
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
permission; approval; authorization; license
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
house where one was born; one's parents' house
the same rank; equality; apposition
southern part; the south (of a region)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
family; relatives; dependents; household
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)