to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
two persons; two people; pair; couple
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(small crunchy) dried sardines
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
rapids; shallows of a river
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be infected; to be contagious
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?