explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
to be kind to; to treat kindly
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
proper; right; reasonable
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of