seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
assertion; declaration; affirmation
regret; repentance; remorse
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
light; easy; non-serious; minor
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
early on; earlier on; from early
conviction; belief; confidence
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
magic sword; cursed sword
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
I see; that's right; indeed
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
hostile relations; hostile relationship
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse