drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
job hunting; job searching
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
one-by-one; separately; in detail
gem; jewel; precious stone
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump