bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
means; way; method; measure
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
morning; forenoon; just before noon
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
hey there; I say; see here
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
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)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip