brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
hometown; rural township (of China)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
legend; folklore; tradition
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
material; materials; data; information; documents
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
people; men and women; each person; everybody
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
both (people); the two of them
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of