average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
had better ...; had better not ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to recall; to remember; to recollect
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
talking while standing; standing around talking
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with