turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
custom; habit; customary practice
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
way; method; means; resource; course
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
everybody; every last one of them; all
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to badger; to pester; to beg
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
polite; courteous; hospitable
rope; cord; policeman's rope
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless