hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather
man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes; man who is always lucky with the weather
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
very; extremely; excessively
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
singing voice; (sound of) singing
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
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
chair; stool; post; office; position
guardian; protector; patron; parent
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
image; figure; figure; form; image
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize