to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
agreement; stipulation; contract
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
collected item; artifact (in museum, etc.)
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
rough deposits; rough surface; roughness
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
involuntary ejaculation (e.g. nocturnal emission)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
returned goods; returning purchased goods
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end