- velvet; swan's down
- to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
- to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
- shabby
- black
- suit; Western-style clothes (historical usage)
- 看 kàn: 看 kan4: to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for看 kān: 看 kan1: to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
- worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
- to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity
- on the body; at hand; among
- to distribute; to emit; to give off
- breath; smell; odor; flavor
- to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate; to merge
- artist's studio; atelier
- to sit upright
- to sprinkle over sth
- paint; dye; pigment
- desk; CL:張|张[zhang1]
- the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
- to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
- feather; plumage; plume
- writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business; (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
- to imagine; to envision; imagination
- to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
- feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
- summer; CL:個|个[ge4]
- royal; imperial household
- to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
- first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)
- salon (loanword)
- now; this moment
- to meet; to see each other; CL:次[ci4]
- personage; celebrity
- portrait; to do a portrait of sb
- together
- to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension
- to look squarely at; to look straight ahead; (instrumentation) heads-up (display)
- it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
- height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; CL:個|个[ge4]
- consummate; exquisite
- technique; method
- immediately; at once; right away
- wide; broad; extensive; widespread
- to praise; to acclaim