to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
beginning; outset; first; onset
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to say; to be called; to do
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
story; tale; talk; discussion
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...