living by oneself; living alone
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
homecoming; returning home
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
close; intimate; on good terms
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily