living by oneself; living alone
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
family; members of a family
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
homecoming; returning home
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
close; intimate; on good terms
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)