recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
frequency (of occurrence)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
no!; no no!; no, not at all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
any more; any further; any better; any longer
with a friendly grin; smilingly
I see; that's right; indeed
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
not caring; not giving a damn
how many years; how long; what year
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion