to be too late; to be too slow
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
air hole; windhole; ventilator
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person