at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
only recently; just of late
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
for use by children; for children
each; (arch.) you (plural)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to get hungry; to become hungry
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sound of voice; vocal sound
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
while; during; performed in this condition
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to keep away; to keep at a distance