socks; sock; stockings; stocking
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to be helpful; to be useful
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to be impolite; to be discourteous
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
family which supports a temple; parishioner
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
the opposite direction; the other way
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence