shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
fourth day of the month; four days
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
that's the way it is; such is life
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't you think?; indicates question