careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to concern; to be related
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
unfortunately; regrettably
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
devil; evil spirit; genie
programme; program; plans; arrangements