this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
foster mother; adoptive mother
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
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
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
corridor; hallway; passageway
scenery; scene; landscape
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to rain incessantly; to downpour
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
graduation ceremony; commencement
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
remembrance; recollection; recognition
second-year student; biennial
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite