president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
vitality; energy; dynamism
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
almost; roughly; approximately
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
at that time; in those days
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)