tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to pass (of time); to elapse
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
no!; no no!; no, not at all
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
understood; I see; OK; present; here
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
great difference; major mistake
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)