- at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
- to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom
- setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
- firstly, ...
- clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
- lit. tail wind; Bon voyage!
- with the current
- secondly, ...
- to cultivate (personal qualities); (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)
- one's nature; temperament
- to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
- tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
- seasoned; experienced
- development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
- it seems; seemingly; as if
- idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
- (idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
- to fail the imperial exams; to flunk
- to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
- (onom.) gurgle
- everything; every; all
- to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim
- to laugh involuntarily; Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]
- to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be
- experienced person; an old hand at sth
- ball (made of rubber, leather etc)
- to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
- to interfere; to meddle; interference
- guilty
- scene; spectacle; occasion; situation
- this matter
- to hate; to regret
- magnanimous; broad and level
- correct; sound; right; proper
- cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles
- a few years; several years; how many years?
- murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
- painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains
- 望 wàng: 望 wang4: full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards望 wàng: 望 wang4: 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- pitch-black
- day; sky; heaven
- despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
- yamen, government office in dynastic China
- to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4]