place; position; location; position; standing; status
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to serve; to work for; to attend
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
heating power; thermal power; firepower
regulation; adjustment; control
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
as stated; verbatim; literally
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
if so; in that case; in that situation
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
lodging; putting up at a hotel
attendant; valet; servant; follower
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
tool; implement; means; furniture
to translate; to interpret
one by one; in detail; minutely
looking depressed; long face
man; male; masculine gender
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
impossible to do (although wants to)
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely