to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
quickly; calmly; intently
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
family; members of a family
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
honorific/polite/humble prefix
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
and; thereupon; because of that
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to comfort; to console; to amuse
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
in that manner; like that
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)