while; during; while; although; all; both
three times; thrice; third (interval)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
senior high school; high school
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
memory; sense; experience
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
military clique; military party
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
national constituency; nationwide publicity; being known all over the country
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
name; given name; first name
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah