pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
competing; competition; auction
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
don't you think?; indicates question
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to surge; to well up; to gush out
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
solitude; loneliness; isolation
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me