to make merry; to be festive
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
body; group; party; company; troupe
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
suspicious-looking; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to ask; to enquire; to query
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
appearance; air; mien; getup
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
arrest; apprehension; capture
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)