3rd day of the month; three days
historical; traditional; historic
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
if so; in that case; in that situation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
although I say; although one might say; although called
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
in the same way as; just like