no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to accept; to receive; to agree
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
declaration; statement; assertion
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
in spite of; regardless of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
remark; statement; discourse
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this for sure; certainly is
until now; so far; up to the present