area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
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)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; arrangements
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to show up; to appear; to turn up
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
practicality; utility; usefulness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
design; idea; conception; plan
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable