to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to speak; to hear a voice
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
I see; that's right; indeed
inattention; absent-mindedness
how many years; how long; what year
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to become decrepit; to become senile
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
opposite side; opposition
to rush over; to run up to
all; entire; whole; altogether
number one; first; best; most; game; round
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
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)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
fast-talking; rapid talking
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
name; given name; first name
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned