interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be silent; to say nothing
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
factory; plant; mill; workshop
beginning; outset; first; onset
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after school (at the end of the day)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to experience
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
suffix for familiar person
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
sorry; excuse me; thank you
too much; excessively; too
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you