increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
several people; a few people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
side ponytail (hairstyle)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
innermost depths of one's heart
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
tool; implement; means; furniture
ten (long cylindrical things)
too (much); overly; excessively
to go crazy; to go off one's head
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to become hot (from the sun)