wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
15th day of the month; 15 days
Respect for the Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the front; honest; upright; decent
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to approach; to draw near
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
observation; survey; watching
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
3rd day of the month; three days
phantom; vision; illusion
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
while; even though; despite
how can (one) do something
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
when; how soon; how long until