grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
about when; about what time; how soon
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
early to bed early to rise
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
don't you think?; indicates question
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
as a child; when one was a child
together; at the same time; same; identical
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client