blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to be nearing death; to be dying
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
one end; an end; part; fragment
sad to say; how sad; alas
longing; great desire; aspiration
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
admiration; being impressed (by)
disorder; chaos; confusion
embodying; expressing concretely
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
poetic sentiment; poetic interest; poetic inspiration
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
dense fog; dense mist; feeling depressed
nothing but; none other than
to get tired out; to be exhausted
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
root; joint; base; crotch
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)