story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
reason; cause; circumstances
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
participation; joining; entry; adherence
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
clearing one's throat; cough
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
great person; eminent figure
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
relatively; comparatively
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to shout (in anger); to yell
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
it's not like; it isn't as if
at a loss for words; stumped for words
such; this sort of; like this
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
front; frontage; facade; main
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)