to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
event; phenomenon; matter
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
had better ...; had better not ...
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hey there; I say; see here
and; thereupon; because of that
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start