last night; yesterday evening
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
reality; actuality; hard fact
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
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to change (one's clothes)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
in succession; one by one
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important