to look into; to peep into; to peer into
for example; for instance; e.g.
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to shake one's head (in denial)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
to make an appearance; to show up
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
familiar spirit; familiar
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to go past; to pass; to pass by
pointing out; identification
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised