to squint (one eye); to narrow
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
(Tianjin-style) sweet chestnuts
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to have meaning; to be meaningful
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
weird; strange; mysterious
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)