look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
love affair; love relationship
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
present; gift; to give a present or gift
research material; experimental material
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to discuss; to talk together
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
empirical; from experience
encumbrance; burden; drag
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
such; like that; in that way
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
in terms of; from the point of view of
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying