to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to lie down; to throw oneself down
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
of course; certainly; naturally
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
... years old; age (of) ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
inside one's heart; in one's mind
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that