direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
expenses; costly; expensive
government office; public office
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
impudent; shameless; brazen
white gooseweed (Chenopodium album); fat hen; lamb's-quarters; pigweed
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
the principle of the thing
thing of medium quality; Koya paper
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
that is to say; so that means
how many people; a number of people
a pair (of shoes or socks)
living room (Western style); sitting room
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
the same; the said; likewise