cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
March; third month of the lunar calendar
government office; public office
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
one's physical safety; personal security
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
question; inquiry; enquiry
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)