near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
woman; female; feminine gender
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to breathe out; to exhale
clearly; distinctly; vividly
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
name; given name; first name
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
distinctive; characteristic
outward appearance; looks
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
perfect; complete; flawless
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again