cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
reality; actuality; hard fact
such; like that; in that way
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
hot topic; talk of the town
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
man of the future; Homo futurus
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
everyday life; daily life
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to shout (in anger); to yell
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
serious; severe; grave; acute
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
article; news story; report; account
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true