trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
such ... as; or some such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that is to say; so that means
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
than; from; out of; except; but; more