appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
instead; but (on the other hand)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
hostility; antagonism; opposition
clear; precise; definite; distinct
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)