successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
cheap article; poor quality article
(arch.) starched white uniform worn by menservants of government officials; something pasted with plain white paper (e.g. umbrella, lantern)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
white paper lantern used at funerals
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
(one) letter; (one) character
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)