general; popular; common; typical
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it's no joke; gimme a break!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
just a minute; small quantity
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that is to say; so that means
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
obscure; vague; ambiguous
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
those (near the second person)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; (lit.) Mencius' mother, three moves
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
at first; in the beginning; originally
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to