hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
carving; engraving; sculpture
chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
three generations; three periods; third generation
to be transparent; to show through
separate; respective; different
preparations for returning (home)
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
imperial court; royal court
to find fault with; to question
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to put someone to trouble
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join