silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
I wish it were (so); may it be (so); I hope there is
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
these guys; these fellows
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
Son of God; child of an emperor
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
companion; partner; spouse
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
while surprised; suddenly
one stride; single stride; short distance
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening