talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
genuine article; real thing; real deal
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
how many people; a number of people
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
older sister; lass; young lady
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
life; living; I; me; student
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
alone; by oneself; on one's own