to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
everywhere; at every turn
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
armed forces; military; troops
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
thorough; exhaustive; complete
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
writing (e.g. as a profession)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
narrator; storyteller; reciter
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
eccentric; crank; oddball
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
expression; presentation; representation; notation