papermaking; paper manufacture
such ... as; or some such
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
general term; generic name
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
really; truly; indeed; good grief
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
two persons; two people; pair; couple
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
like this; in this way; as you see
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa