futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
again; once more; a second time
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
broken; intermittent; disconnected
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
silence (not speaking); muteness
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch