insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
real thing; original; actual
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
statue; picture; picture revealing character
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
posterity; future generations; future life
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
beginning; outset; first; onset
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
both (people); the two of them
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance